Hydro Québec

About Hydro Québec

Production, transmission, and distribution of electricity primarily from renewable hydroelectric sources, including research and technology development in energy efficiency.

Key facts

Industry

Renewable Energy Power Generation

Company size

10,000+ employees

Headquarters

montréal, québec, Canada

Founded

1944

Website

hydroquebec.com

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/company/hydro-quebec

Hydro Québec in the news

• Hydro-Québec launches Request for Information to inform potential development of offshore wind farms off Nova Scotia

  Hydro-Québec launched an RFI to explore offshore wind farm development in Nova Scotia, gathering data on technology, costs, and transmission solutions.

  news.hydroquebec.com · Jan 25, 2028
• Hydro-Québec souhaite doubler le tarif énergétique pour les centres de données

  Hydro-Québec is proposing to double electricity rates for data centers consuming over five megawatts to address energy shortfalls and avoid subsidizing their consumption by other customers.

  ledevoir.com · Oct 2, 2026
• Overnight power outages planned for Montreal North this weekend

  Hydro-Québec is planning overnight power outages in Montreal North this weekend for maintenance, affecting thousands of residents and businesses for 12 hours each.

  montreal.citynews.ca · Oct 1, 2026
• Hydro-Québec to face off against industry actors like Google in data centre hearing

  Hydro-Québec is proposing to double electricity rates for large data centers in Quebec, a move being debated in a public hearing with industry players like Google.

  castanet.net · Oct 1, 2026
• Hearing on electricity prices for data centres in Quebec begins

  A public hearing in Montreal will examine Hydro-Québec's proposal to double electricity rates for data centers consuming over five megawatts, aiming to manage growing energy demand.

  montreal.citynews.ca · Oct 1, 2026